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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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In the Year of Disruptive Education
As college tuitions soar, various online models vie to educate college students worldwide — at no cost.
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Zoom In, Zoom Out
Drilling down to more detail on a computer screen, or moving out to see the context, is basic. But it's hardly simple and, after 20 years, innovations are still...
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Quantum Quests
Three breakthrough experiments involving photons have extended coherence times and indicated scalable production.
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ndisclosed Finding By Mars Rover Fuels Intrigue
The Mars rover Curiosity has found something—something noteworthy, in a pinch of Martian sand. But what is it?
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Want a Flying Drone? These Students 3D-Printed Their Own
It was supposed to be a big moment for the two brothers—both University of Virginia engineering students—the culmination of months of designing and refining.
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In China, 25 Million People se Only Their Cell Phones to Read Books
On vacation in China earlier this month, I stopped by Shanghai's seven-story downtown "Book City," bustling with activity on a weekday afternoon that, as a publisher...
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Another Year, Another Doubling of Data Traffic (blame Video!)
Demand for mobile data continues to rise: Doubling in the past 12 months according to a new report for Ericsson. Smartphones are obviously part of the equation,...
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Desperate, Hockey Fans Root For Virtual Team
Pat Hickey, who covered his first Montreal Canadiens game in 1968 for the now-defunct Montreal Star, and who has chronicled the team's exploits over the past 22...
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Two Apps Aim To Tell The Truth And Nothing But The Truth
Two new software tools — both works-in-progress — are being built to help online readers distinguish truth from BS.
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Security Flaw In Common Keycard Locks Exploited In String Of Hotel Room Break-Ins
Whoever robbed Janet Wolf's hotel room did his work discreetly.
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Risk Profiling Software Tackles the Terrorist Threat
The U.K. branch of an American company has developed a hi-tech software programme it believes can help detect and prevent potentially dangerous passengers and cargo...
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More Sensitive Technique Could Lead to Improved Location-Based Mobile Services
A technique developed by an international research team could potentially improve the accuracy of determining the position of mobile devices. The protocol simultaneously...
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IT Building Blocks for the Man in the Street
Researchers at SINTEF ICT are developing computing tools composed of different building blocks so that people can select, combine, and put together the information...
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Big News From Mars? Rover Scientists Mum for Now
Scientists working on NASA's six-wheeled rover on Mars have a problem. But it's a good problem.
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What Goes Down Must Come Back Up
For most of the past two decades, the NASA and European Topex/Poseidon, Jason-1 and Jason-2 satellites have tracked the gradual rise of the world's ocean in response...
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NASA Observatories Find Most Distant Galaxy Candidate
By combining the power of NASA's Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes and one of nature's own natural "zoom lenses" in space, astronomers have set a new record for...
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As Boom Lures App Creators, Tough Part Is Making a Living
Shawn and Stephanie Grimes spent much of the last two years pursuing their dream of doing research and development for Apple, the world’s most successful corporation...
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Will We Ever nderstand How Our Brains Work?
When it comes to the human brain, many scientists believe that we are incapable of understanding how it works because we lack the tools and intelligence to measure...
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High-Performance Computing Turns to Apps to Cut Cost and Frustration
The concept of apps could enable more companies to take advantage of high-performance computing (HPC), considering the cost of HPC hardware and software makes adoption...
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